Many of the South African celebrities took to their social media to share how they feel about the death of a young boy who was killed by policemen. One of which is Pearl Thusi and Boity Thulo who express sadness towards the incident. It was reported that a 16-year-old Down Syndrome boy was recently killed. It is alleged that the boy, Nathaniel Julius had left to eat a cookie by a tuck shop and while eating the biscuits and sitting with friends, a police van approached the group. The police asked Nathanial what was going on and due to his condition, he was unable to speak clearly. Nathanial was then shot by a police officer. When news of Julius' death broke, the community staged a protest, calling for the officers involved in the shooting to be fired.
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Well, Pearl Thusi on hearing the news of the young boy's death took to her social media. She said:
 
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Rest in power Nathanial 💜 Nathanial Julius, a 16 year old from Eldorado Park, Gauteng, has been shot dead allegedly by police. Nathanial, who had Down Sydrome, bought biscuits at a nearby shop, and while eating the biscuits and sitting with friends, a police van approached the group. The police asked Nathanial what was going on and due to his condition, he was unable to speak clearly. Nathanial was then shot by a police officer, thrown in the back of the van and taken to hospital, where he passed away. Rest in power Nathanial. We will never forget you ✊🏽💜 We stand with and support Eldorado Park ✊🏽 #KeepTheEnergy #notogenderbasedviolence Caption from @keeptheenergy.

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Boity Thulo also stated that the killer must pay for his crime.
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